Ch5

Question 1

Quote from chapter 5 showing D’urbeville house as contrasting nature

Answer 1

“The crimson brick lodge came first in sight”

Question 2

Description of Alec

Answer 2

“Swarthy complexion”
“Full lips,badly moulded”
“Touches of barbarism”

Question 3

Analysis of Alec’s description

Answer 3

His darker “swarthy” complexion sets him apart from the more natural,pastoral world of Tess
The juxtaposing of his features and his “well groomed black moustache” shows his self absorption and vanity as his appearance is carefully crafted to impress and create a facade

Question 4

Quote showing Alec’s first words to Tess (instantly predator ill)

Answer 4

“Well,my beauty”

Question 5

Analysis of “she obeyed like one in a dream”

Answer 5

Simile suggests she is in a passive,almost unconscious state and shows fate overpowering individual choice
-Tess also shows her detachment from reality often due to emotional shock/pressure,particularly relevant in rape
-She has a great lack of personal agency and is helpless in the face of fate and societal opression

Question 6

Quote showing fate and Alec’s coveting

Answer 6

“She might have asked why she was doomed to be seen and coveted that day by the wrong man”

Question 7

Analysis of “she might have asked why she was doomed to be seen and coveted that day by the wrong man”

Answer 7

-“Doomed” frames Tess as a tragic figure who’s suffering is inevitable
-“Seen and coveted” shows Tess’s passive role as she is acted upon,she is reduced to an object of desire as society dehumanises women
-Hardy’s broader critique,Encapsulates Hardy’s tragic vision of Tess as the victim of fate and patriarchal structures